​SUCCESSFUL RAINFOREST CONSERVATION STARTS BY ADDRESSING THE RIGHTS AND NEEDS OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES.

Our Approach

At CEP, we invest in communities that depend on the rainforest for their livelihood. Your support provides local higher education, on-the-ground training and strategic outreach activities in rainforest preservation and sustainable agricultural practices - critical tools for successful conservation.

Community Engagement

Decades of rainforest conservation efforts around the world have taught us that comprehensive and lasting change depends on local community engagement and leadership.

Djolu, Tshuapa Province, DR Congo

​Where will these leaders come from? In the Democratic Republic of Congo, there are relatively few highly educated people and even fewer educated and trained in conservation, especially in rural areas. This is why at Congo Education Partners, we are so passionate about what’s happening at Djolu Technical College.

Djolu Technical College is the only accredited rural development college in Tshuapa Province, a huge province that is the size of North Carolina.

The College is a center for excellence in education, research, and community outreach in sustainable rural development and forest conservation.

Suzanne Litner​Volunteer and Supporter

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Djolu Technical College converts graduates into ambassadors for the future, provides the base for sustainable jobs, and reduces resource exploitation in the region. That's a tough nut to crack and is a long-play goal.

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CEP supports education in sustainable development and conservation, with an emphasis on teaching women and youth in a remote and impoverished area in the heart of the Congo Basin Rainforest.

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Higher Education

​Students combine their first hand knowledge of the region and rainforest with the classroom. They graduate with practical knowledge to positively impact the rainforest and our world.

Outreach & Training

​Farmers travel from the all over the region for Train the Trainers workshops, where they learn to train other farmers in agricultural practices that preserve rainforest.